MailWhat facebook looked like in 1993 — a trip down memory lane
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Loading ...A little trip down memory lane:
so you think Facebook, Twitter, and social sharing is new?
Nope, 1993 stuff, just better tools.
here’s the text for a release of Link2-SimulNet back in 1993. mostly of techy interest. but hey, i’ts my blog, and i’ll use it as a diary some days.
from
http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.cdrom.com/pub/cdrom/cdroms/infomac/00files.txt
Applications
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LINK2� Demo
app/link2-simulnet-demo-hc.hqx
Venanzio Jelenic
8 Oct 1993
Document-based network operating system.
This Archive contains a demo version of LINK2)Simulnet*. You will
need Hypercard Player or Hypercard 2.1 to run these stacks.
Macintalk, a system extension enabling speech synthesis is also
necessary. The LINK2 system will function without Macintalk, but uses
speech extensively. This is a series of Hypercard stacks which
were designed for educational use with two specific objectives in
mind. A. To act as a primer with which to enable children to
learn some basic networking and messaging skills. The stacks are
comprised of regular log-in procedures, password protection. This
system goes beyond regular text messages in that it allows the users
to access sounds, graphics, databases from within their prime
documents. The documents are presented as stories for the students to
build. The document may also be a project or presentation. These
documents are collaborative efforts on the parts of any users on the
net. LINK2) handles these documents much in the same way as PowerTalk
and Object-Oriented Operating Systems will in the near future.
LINK2), in essence, is a document-based network operating system with
characteristics akin to a distributed hypermedia system, albeit
simulated. Up to 60 users may participate. The problem often
confronted by teachers and students is that sometimes the hardware
becomes available BEFORE there is a foundation for it’s use. Thus
many a time networked systems are introduced that act as no more than
simple file and printer servers. LINK2) is designed to instill in the
students the basic desire and thinking habits necessary for effective
messaging between participants. B. To enable both the teachers
and students who do not have access to modems, phone lines, networked
computers, or funds, to start in the excitement of networking.
Because LINK2) functions on a single computer, (it is a multi-user
asynchronous network model), it requires little investment in terms of
hardware, nor training. With a simple Mac Plus, a hard disk and
printer, the students and teachers can start to investigate some of
the techniques and problems encountered with network use. LINK2) does
not simulate any single networking scheme. Rather it provides a
simple model which allows the users to network together , now, without
having to worry about learning techniques required with specific
systems, nor face the hardware constraints which are often inevitable.
It is more a model to develop the *culture* of networking than a
specific training tool. As such, it is also useful in the situation
of being a primer for the students so that they do not eat up too much
bandwith nor time on the real nets until they learn some basic skills.
This Demo version has a few parts disabled or missing.
Conferences in the BBS section are reduced to only 3. Only 3 users
are allowed on the system. Only One story is allowed. All
administrator functions have been deleted. Otherwise the system
*looks and feels* whole. You are welcome to use it in any private
capacity so long as it is non-renumerative nor commercial. Link2) is
not public domain, nor to be considered freeware, it is copyrighted
with all rights reserved to Venanzio Jelenic. I would welcome the
distribution of this Demo version by any non-commercial means you
wish. Venanzio Jelenic
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From: Venanzio Jelenic
List Editor: Venanzio Jelenic
Editor’s Subject: Re: student collaborative
Author’s Subject: Re: student collaborative
Date Written: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 13:15:43 EDT
Date Posted: Tue, 18 Jul 1994 13:15:43 -0400
In a message dated 07-17-94 George D. Scott wrote, in response to request,
from Palmer Agnew….
> …Are any of you aware of any
>schools that have students collaborate across schools in real time with
>some kind of video conferencing or 2-way software such as Cornell’s
>CU-SeeMe or IBM’s Person to Person or other. I vaguely recall reading
>about some efforts in the midWest that were pilot oefforts. Also when
>there is a listserv set up is the local college of one of the K-12
>there schools usually the host for that list please?
>Palmer Agnew 71621.1506@compuserve.com
GS> That is another problem I am experiencing …… there are so few
GS> technology champions that we can’t handle all of the needs our
GS> schools have, nor can we get to the new cutting edge technologies
GS> ’cause we’re trying to get the “old” things going (it’s old and
GS> outdated if it works).
GS>
GS> George Scott St. Paul Central High School Communications Technology
GS> Center 0625csh@inforMNs.k12.mn.us
May I intervene in guise of “technology champion” for a sec?
I had developed a system on Macintosh (Link2-Simulnet) which tried to
work around the “cutting edge” needed for most collaborative work by kids.
It worked on a stand-along- or appletalk network, allowing asynchronous
work by collaborating authors. It is the type of environment which will
be available in about 2 years on Mosaic-style WWW browsers, or Xanadu (if
it ever arrives).
Put simply – a distributed-hypermedia, collaborative-authoring
environment.
At least, it allows for exploration of collaborative work between multi-
users on site, and using a simple Mac Plus and hard disk. I could easily
send more information if requested.
The idea here, is to break out of the hardware-dependency brought on by
the pilot-project to pilot-project cycle that seems to propagate itself
at intervals around the systems. (and always at someone’s generous
donations and will).
Ciao, VENANZIO JELENIC
SimulNet Learning Concepts, Ontario. Canada.
Venanzio@Hookup.net Venanzio.Jelenic@Canrem.com
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